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| HER Number: | MDV5558 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone at Sandy Ford, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Boundary stone marking the boundary of the Dartmoor Forest and Okehampton Parish at Sandy Ford, on the east bank of the West Okement River.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 574 879 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NE33
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063594
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/17
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map, 88NE (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Boundary Stone' shown on 1906 map and later 1965 map.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1978, Boundary stone (Worksheet). SDV259296.
(05/04/1978) SX 5744 8795 Boundary stone marking the boundary of the Forest of Dartmoor at Sandy Ford, on the right bank of the West Okement.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 217, Map 42, Site 'a' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Boundary stone 'a' is the southern of a line of stones marking the boundary between Okehampton Hamlets and Dartmoor Forest stretching from Sandy Ford to Cullever Steps. Each is inscribed 'OPB' on at least one face.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(08/09/1993) A boundary stone on the right bank of the West Okement River at Sandy Ford, SX 5742 8795. The stone, marking the boundary of Okehampton Hamlets and Lydford Forest parishes, measures 0.85m high, 0.45m wide and 0.1m thick. Inscribed in the west face of the rough moorstone slab are the letters O, P and B, each 0.2m high.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(16/03/2004) This feature is as described in 1993 and is under no threat.
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Stone shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'BS' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 217, Map 42, Site 'a'. |
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| SDV259296 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1978. Boundary stone. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). 88NE. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #133579 ] |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5566 | Related to: Boundary stone at Sandy Ford (Monument) |
| MDV39668 | Related to: Boundary stones south-east of High Willhays, Dartmoor Forest and Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 5 2023 4:02PM |
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